Planning application
Honeysuckle Cottage Soho Cottage To Vobster Inn Mells Frome Somerset BA3 5RJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed raising of chimney stack for fire safety reasons.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0660/HSE
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0660/HSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Mendip Central And East Division
- Parish
- Mells Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BA3 5RJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0661/LBC Granted
Honeysuckle Cottage Soho Cottage To Vobster Inn Mells Frome Somerset BA3 5RJ
Proposed raising of chimney stack for fire safety reasons
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Exmoor National Park
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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2 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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bta architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Warminster
Active · incorporated 1991 · Warminster
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Exmoor National Park granted permission on 9 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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